Tokyo, October 7, 1958

THE GIST OF TALKS THE SEVENTH MEETING THE MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON LEGAL STATUS OF KOREAN RESIDENTS IN JAPAN
1. Time and Place: From 3 p.m. to 3:35 p.m. on October 6, 1958 at Room 411 of the Japanese Foreign Ministry
2. Conferees:
Korean side: Mr. CHOI, Kyu Hah
Mr. CHIN, Pil Shik
Mr. HAN, Ki Bong
Mr. OHM, Young Dal
Japanese side: Mr. Yasusuke KATSUNO
Mr. Kenta HIRAGA
Mr. Shinzo HASEGAWA
Mr. Toyokichi NAKAGAWA
Mr. SHIMISU
Mr. Kiyoshi SUGANUMA
Mr. Ken IKEBE
Mr. Minao TSUCKIYA
3. Gist of Talks:
Mr. Katsuno:
Have you changed the members of your delegation to this Committee ?
Mr. Choi:
Yes, we have changed our members. The Korean delegation to this Committee consists of five members including myself.
(Then, Mr. Choi introduced to the Japanese side the members of the Korean delegation: Mr. EA, Jai Hang, Consul-General, who was absent today because of his illness- Mr. CHIN, Pil Shik, First Secretary of the Korean Mission; Mr. MOON, Chuui Soon Chief of Asia Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who did not arrive in Japan yet; Mr. HAN, Ki Bong, Second Secretary of the Korean Mission; and Mr. OHM, Young Dal, Third Secretary of the Korean Mission, who is a secretary.)
Mr. Katsuno:
I would like to hear the Korean view on the suggestion by the Japanese side regarding deportation criteria in connection with the Korean residents in Japan, which was presented to Minister Yiu at the sixth meeting of the Committee on Legal Status of Korean Residents in Japan.
Mr. Choi:
Before answering you, I would like to make some remarks. As you know, the meetings of this Committee was suspended for a considerable length of time due to quite an enexpected problem. But, now, the talks having been resumed, my delegation is desireous of proceeding our meeting expeditiously here. The Korean side is thinking of making a proposal in near future on various problems which are related to the discussions this Committee, so that matters on the status of the Korean residents can be settled as soon as possible. In the light of the above, my delegation wishes to reserve direct comments on the suggestion submitted by the Japanese side to the Korean side the other day.
Mr. Katsuno:
Is the Korean side studying on related problems to make proposal ?
Mr. Choi:
The Korean side considers making proposal, but not today, though.
Mr. Katsuno:
On this occasion, I would like to know official attitude of your Government in regard to the Korean illegal entrants. Does your Government intend to accept those illegal entrants in question ?
Mr. Choi:
Which illegal entrants do you specifically mean ?
Mr. Katsuno:
I meant those illegal entrants now in OMURA Camp.
Mr. Choi:
The Korean side considers that the problem concerning the deportation of illegal entrants should be discussed here according to Article 2 of the Agreed Minutes signed on December 31. 1957.
Mr. Katsuno:
Which problem do you mean by that ? Principles of deportation or actual arrangements for the deportation ?
Mr. Choi:
According to Article 2 of the Agreed Minutes of December 31. 1957, the problem regarding illegal entrants is also a subject of discussions at this Committee.
Mr. Katsuno:
As far as I remember, the problem on the actual arrangements for the deportation of Korean illegal entrants now in OMURA Camp had already been discussed at the Working Committee, and also the problem of the principle of the deportation.
Mr. Choi:
I am referring to general principle. The problem of the deportation of illegal entrants should, I think, be the subject of our discussions at this Committee according to Article 2 of the Agreed Minutes signed on December 31, 1957.
Mr. Katsuno:
Did you get the Note Verbals sent by the Japanese side the other day ?
(The Note Verbals was regarding acceptance of deportation of illegal entrants now in Omura.)
Mr. CHOI:
Yes.
Mr. Katsuno:
The Japanese side has in Omura eight hundred and fifty (850) Korean illegal entrants, who can be deported without any hiderance or obstacles.
Mr. Choi:
Are there many parolees ?
Mr. Katsuno:
Thirty seven (37) persons on parole as of today.
Mr. Choi:
From when ?
Mr. Katsuno:
After the end of last December, namely after the Japanese side sent the list of deportees to the Korean side. The afore-said 37 persons are paroled in addition to the parolees of which the list was handed to the Korean side at the Working Committee.
Mr. Choi:
I understand that the question on this parolees should be discussed somewhere at this Committee in due course of time.
Mr. Katsuno:
The Japanese side doesn't want to touch on the question, now.
Mr. Choi:
I meant that the problem should be taken up here in due course of time.
Mr. Kateuno
That is very difficult problem. Now, how shall me do regarding those 850 illegal entrants now in OMURA Camp ?
Mr. Choi:
Frankly speaking, I did not want to talk about this problem here now, but, since the Japanese side mentioned this problem and the Note Verbals, I would like to make it clear that, as far as the problem of implementation of the deportation in accordance with the detainee agreement of December 31, 1957 is concerned, Minister Yiu and Director Itagaki, both of them being the heads of their respective representatives at the Working Committee, will handle it.
Mr. Katsuno:
(Silence )
Mr. Choi:
What date do you suggest for our next meeting ? How about next Monday (October 13) ?
Mr. Katsuno:
That will be all right ?
Mr. Choi:
All right. And at 3 p.m. ?
Mr. Katsuno:
No objection.
Mr. Choi:
Do you have any particular idea an press release ?
Mr. Katsuno:
No, not particularly.
Mr. Choi:
Shall we leave it to Mr. Chin and Mr. Suganuma as before ?
Mr. Katsuno:
No objection.

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